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This PC is built to be a powerhouse for today's games (I work with the game industry, so having one is necessary just for gaming). The issue is ever since I built it, this PC has been running extremely slow. The strange part is, it's not technically slow. When the PC is working on a task, it completes it at a speed you'd expect it to. The issue is, it randomly locks up for about 15-20 seconds when trying to open a new window, folder, program etc.

For example, I'm in MS word, I try to open up my computer and it freezes (my mouse still works, windows key, etc....just the swindows frozen) for 15-20 seconds, then resumes as if nothing had happened.

Once it resumes, the speed it opens files or runs processes is normal. I can't pinpoint the issue. The second problem is games. They open at a normal speed, but once IN the game, games often experiece FPS slowdowns or FPS locks for 2 or 3 seconds every time you turn a corner in a shooter, or hit a point where a script is suppose to run. When its not locking up, the games run beautifully. Except it's annoying that if every 10 seconds the pc locks up for 2-3 seconds as if it were experiencing framerate issues.

I'm attempting several things. Most processes are eliminated when I try to run games, etc so that's not an issue.

swap file may be corrupt. Change the swap drive to your second drive, Reboot
delete the file named pagefile.sys in the root of c
Change the location back to c and set your page file to min 1gig max 2.5 gig

What does it do if you try to read/write files to the HDD ? Tried just reading/writing arbitrary decently sized files to see how it reacts? Tried something like siSoft Sandra to look at your system specs ?

There is only one constant, one universal, it is the only real truth: causality. Action. Reaction. Cause and effect...There is no escape from it, we are forever slaves to it. Our only hope, our only peace is to understand it, to understand the 'why'. 'Why' is what separates us from them, you from me. 'Why' is the only real social power, without it you are powerless.

OK, Change the swap file back to C: Better to have it on the same drive as the %systemroot%

I have to bow out on this one. The only OS / Software thing that can cause what you describe is bad memory management (not alot of that type of software around anymore) Bad swap file, or bad software install. Since you say it happens in games, word, on startup. I am leaning towards Hardware. Actually I'm saying it's a hardware issue.

Sorry I couldn't be more help. The only other thing I can suggest is re seating your vid card, Kicks and Giggles. If it's a bad vid card, mem module or MOBO... There chould be an entry in the system or at least the application logs. Right Click my computer choose manage and view the logs.